Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24
AN OBITUARY.
.or With the Kindest OF MO
'e" d HIGH PurpOses.

20 President Is ouU Vi =. :. m
aorrse having no interest IN IL can ~
V 'or hold his office with any consis-
ons Ills last official act was inc
ING Of his signature to an article
IL 49, onneared in the MORNING NEWS
ME-. p, IL. He was not the author ol
=, illusion; he has not the quailnoa'ions
1aossary to write such an artlcle' ~
oro the lear marks" OF the same parry
1n nos been editing the literature Oh the
|.s.ocistion since its incipiency'
CHALLENGE.
,so,,onoe the honorable Secretary OF
lcnooc,afion to produce the names OF
tne resnectable operators out OF over
w. ~ the State) who Will aVoW any
ooU aotion with the s0-called ASSOCIATION.
co THe fact ia that tine respectable men
ware in the association severed
tIav connection with it long ago. Inc
lne i represents the producers In
a9'OS Saoo nr form. Their President ac-
NJ 1iadoed that several OF the Leading
ao"rs we're in the employ OF the stand
o UnI on Company. Now, we have IL on
Sa~v good authority that no man can
,orya Two masters. When OF the Two
y" Won think they would De hkeiy 10
serye In this caseT
MOTIVES.
ro +bose gentlemen who were hood
rinted or misled into joining the asso-
oiation under the misapprehenslon tnat
Twas. or would be, what It's name Woulu
;rdicate. | ascribe the best ana puresC
~ motives. | demand from the same Tor
myself regarding what shall say aoout
the sO-called protective AssociaIoh.
Of hp
conceived In lniquity and born IN sin.
There was not as the originators fam
TorN have the public believe) any bad
toelin0 existing between the producers
ond the factors. There may have been
difereuces between individuals, but gem
orally the best OF feeling prevailed, and
nreyails now, despite the row
tticked ND by the officers of the
association. The prime mover was
ON Individual out of profitable
emnIoyment, VINO belongs to the ''never
do wail'' set, ard who probably had an
ak to grind. Hewas in no sense OF the
word a producer, consequently mad no
right to pose before the community as
much wronged and down-trodden lndl-
ytdual as he would have the puollc be-
lieve all naval store producers are. Inc
Standard Oil Company saw in him an in
Iney worked him for all he was worth.
You are all familiar with the Standards
connection with the assOciatlo from its
yery first meeting: How the factors were
denied admittance and the representa-
tiyes OF the Standard honored y with
seats on the floor, etc.
Few REASONS
whv the Standard mad use for such an
4, bfn hn6 TOW
wears the monopoly of the business In
Alabama. Their system there has so
Impoverished the operators that they
were unable to raise the necessary means
to make crop there this year, The amount
OF spirits of turpentine produced in that
State this season will be very small, and
the Standard will have to look to other
quarters tor their supply. L nave heard
II stated that the Standard consumes In
one way and another from 1000 to Do 900
casks of spirits each year. They don't
want to compete for this on the Savan-
nah market, and for very good reason.
They would then come In competition
with the other buyers and dealers here,
and would often be forced to pay more
than they liked.
Ifthey were forced to buy on this mar
ket it would be at least 1c. to &c. per gal
State on all he makes this year.
TRAP LAID
for the unwary producer: The Stand
ards travelling man who is the Secretary
and Treasurer Of the association ia scout
lag the country over trying to place con-
tracts for the purchase of spirits during
the summer months. ! am glad to an
nounce that thus far he has met with but
little success. The producers are very
wary OF the Standard, and of every one
connected with them, and we'll they may
be. Their agent ascertains what it costs
3 certain producer to barrel and ship his
spirits to Savannah. 1t may cost say 80.
per gallon. He then offers to buy what he
may make during the summer months al
say 213c. or &c. off OF the Savannah market
quotation the day the spirits are deliv-
ered TO them. This looks to the producer
like he would save from nc. to 1c. per
gallon on all sold to the company, but
such is far from being the case as we will
shortly. show. If the producer prefers
they Will name him price at which they
VIII take his product (the price always
low en0ugh) This seemingly is fair
enough, but 1t works against the produ-
Ger In the end.
EITHER PLAN
Is very dangerous TO the producer. Like
otner commodities the value OF spirits of
turpentlne huctuates, and depends
largely upon the manGuvres of the prin-
clpal dealers as well as the legitimate
demand and supply. The compulsory
Duylng OF the Standard here would al
'nost insure better average prices
throughout the entire season. Conse-
lUehtly the withdrawal of the Standard
from thls market would make it more
susceptible OF manipulation. If the
SStandsfd We're entirely Independent of
oaVannah for her supply and vet the
- aIkst price here governed the price she
"oulu nave to pay for it in the country.
sue would soon find way to reduce
prices mere when it was deemed needtul
ol her 10 DO so. Or, If she succeeded in
yuy Jug a large quantity for future de-
very at certain price, then it would
70 10 her interest to ''bull" the market
q order to realize profit on their con-
-, uscts' 1hls would benefit those who
iiu not sell to the Standard, bur the
'Ihers would lose money.
~ ~ noped that none of the manu-
sectutefs VIII fall into the snare laid for
mem by the Standard through the so
.ailed Protective Association. but
teaIily refuse TO either sell or contract
o sell t.; them.
lGey VIII then be forced to buy in this
uarket and You Will all receiye batter
'rlces or your product.
WI discuss the rosin business in ALL
0 do SO. Ma Ja'i ga upon
Postal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.